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Core i7-5960X vs Ryzen 9 3900XT

Core i7-5960X vs Ryzen 9 3900XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

3.8 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Logo
AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900XT Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost) – Without Cooler

Buy for £470 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74431 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

3.8 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Logo
AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900XT Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost) – Without Cooler

Buy for £470 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74431 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 3900XT outperforms Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900XT is 2136 days newer than Core i7-5960X.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

  • Performs up to 12% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-5960X - 154 vs 138 FPS
  • Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 105 vs 140 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 24 vs 16 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


FPS

138

89.6103896103896%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Logo
Ryzen 9 3900XT

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020


FPS

154

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£470

100%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900XT Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost) – Without Cooler

Buy for £470 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74431 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Logo
Ryzen 9 3900XT

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1274

73.68421052631578%

Multi-Core

7389

73.6689930209372%

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Logo
Ryzen 9 3900XT

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020


Single-Core

1729

100%

Multi-Core

10030

100%

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo

Intel Core i7-5960X

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AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

Sep 1st, 2014Release Date
Jul 7th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
Haswell ECodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
12
16Threads
24
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
140 WTDP
105 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
30.0xMultiplier
39.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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